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Tom Harkin: No one should be left behind based on where they live. We as a Federal Government have an obligation to look out for the…

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
No one should be left behind based on where they live. We as a Federal Government have an obligation to look out for the least among us.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin asserts the federal government's duty to ensure fair wages for all citizens.

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